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we dont have the money to spend on a big bat anymore... i think MO is just going to hope that Wainwright coming back, Furcal coming back, and an improved bullpen for the whole season makes up for Pujols leaving.

the rams suck so the only thing i have to look forward to is justin blackmon

Brandon Roy just retired so now all i have is LMA

I just realized i lost my two favorite players within 24 hrs this is horrible week for me

I'm about to lose Dwight Howard with my Magic so I hear ya homie

If Fielder came here he'd be worshiped lol especially after Pujols leaving the way he did

Originally Posted by heimdog8

I didn't want to throw this information out here. I was a 3 year varsity starter at QB in high school. I played quarterback in junior college as well. I was considering playing division 1 football as well but chose to pursue my career in business instead. However, currently I am helping train with Derek Carr from Fresno State get ready for his pro day and the draft. I am also working with Cody Kessler, the USC quarterback.

If Fielder came here he'd be worshiped lol especially after Pujols leaving the way he did

ha we would prolly give him a ring because honestly we wouldn't have won the series if it wasnt for his home run off cj in the All star game we should just sign him for giving us the home field in the series

Bernie Miklasz posted some things I didn't know about the Cardinals finances.

Originally Posted by Bernie Miklasz

One correction: while no one, and certainly me, should depict the Cardinals as some financially-stressed franchise, I'm not sure why some still believe that "taxpayers" built the new stadium.

The Cardinals paid for about 75-78 percent of the cost. (Sorry, can't remember the exact figure and don't have time to look it up.) At the time of the deal, only the San Francisco Giants had put more of their own money into the construction of a new ballpark.

Andrew Zimbalist -- the sports-finance expert who has for many years railed against communities that roll over and pick up the new-stadium tab for wealthy franchises -- praised how the new Busch was financed.

And then there's debt load. According to Forbes the Cardinals entered 2011 with $275 million in debt obligations compared to $75 million for the Angels. Only the Cubs, Mets, Dodgers, and Rangers had more debt obligations than the Cardinals entering 2011.

Sneer at that if you must but I think we can agree that Forbes does objective studies.

As for the Pujols contract?

"I think baseball needs to have a steroid-testing policy for owners," said Andrew Zimbalist, a sports economics profesor at Smith College.

Updated with Skips official salary. Payroll for the 1st 21 players signed right now is 93.285M. Factor in that the backup Catcher is going to be a bryan anderson type, add another $440k. The payroll they have for the 25 man has about 16m left. If they can unload Westbrook/Lohse, that number could grow by another 20M+... They could really and realistically afford a big name bat, like a Prince Fielder. Even if its not this year, next year they would have enough to sign any player they want...

Updated with Skips official salary. Payroll for the 1st 21 players signed right now is 93.285M. Factor in that the backup Catcher is going to be a bryan anderson type, add another $440k. The payroll they have for the 25 man has about 16m left. If they can unload Westbrook/Lohse, that number could grow by another 20M+... They could really and realistically afford a big name bat, like a Prince Fielder. Even if its not this year, next year they would have enough to sign any player they want...

You need to remember that they are paying a full 40 man roster at least 440k.

You might as well make 22-40 - 440k until something else changes (which we still have to work out a deal with Motte and McClellan still as well). I would list MLBTR arb estimates for each for now.

The Payroll is for 25 guys. Not every guy on the 40 man makes 440k... Those guys that have under a year of service in the majors make $67,300 or guys that have no ML service time, they make $33,700. So, for this sake, we are looking at a 25 man total.